Cost of living in Lake Secession, South Carolina
Lake Secession, South Carolina has about 1,268 people. Typical rent is $889 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $51,875 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $889 a month.
Lake Secession is a Census community, not a separate city government in South Carolina. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $51,875 a year.
- People
- 1,268
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $889
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $51,875
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $382,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $885
- Abbeville County, SC
Lake Secession, South Carolina has about 1,268 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $382,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Abbeville County is $885 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Secession. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
South Carolina's prices sit at 93.7 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
South Carolina taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Lake Secession's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical South Carolina home paid 15.47¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Lake Secession's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for South Carolina in the table we use.
Among 246 places we list in South Carolina with a rent figure, 151 have higher typical rent than Lake Secession.
Nearby places
- Due West
Typical rent $1,083
Compare with Lake Secession - Homeland Park
Typical rent $829
Compare with Lake Secession - Calhoun Falls
Typical rent $585
Compare with Lake Secession - Abbeville
Typical rent $587
Compare with Lake Secession - Honea Path
Typical rent $772
Compare with Lake Secession - Anderson
Typical rent $975
Compare with Lake Secession - Belton
Typical rent $972
- Centerville
Typical rent $1,103
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in South Carolina
Bigger places in South Carolina
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.